28/07/2014 Newsround


28/07/2014

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It?s Leah here with news of freak summer ice storms

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I'm live in Glasgow with one of the best stories

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But first to the country where millions

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of kids no longer go to school, or even have a place to call home.

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Syria, in the Middle East, has been at war for four years now

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and tonight a BBC documentary looks into the impact that's having

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The life in Syria did not often see. This boy and his friends are

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getting ready for sports day. But a quick runs at the streets in the

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capital of Syria show that the war here is still raging. Clashes

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between the government and rebel forces have been going on since

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March 2011. It has turned many children's lives upside down.

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This reporter has covered many war zones and has followed six children

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over six months to find out about the stories. This is the

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neighbourhood were young boy used to play and now some of his friends are

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on the other side. She discovered that many families have escaped the

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fighting and have left everything they know behind.

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These are just some of the stories in more than 1 million children's

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lives who have been forced to leave their homes in Syria.

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Next, it might be the middle of summer but

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freak floods and ice showers have hit parts of South East England.

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Lightning strikes and torrential rain hit London,

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Knee high floods stopped trains and cars from travelling.

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It's thought a sudden drop in the recent hot temperatures might

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No problems with the weather in Glasgow. Here is Martin.

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Welcome to Hampden Park, the host venue of the Commonwealth athletics.

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Seven gold medals are being decided here today.

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The first was in the para-discus this morning.

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England's Dan Greaves won with a huge throw of 59 metres, seeing

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Mike seemed quiet because everyone is on a break. But later on there is

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But the big event many people are looking forward to later is

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Team England have three athletes in the semi finals,

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There's no Usain Bolt or Yohan Blake, so today could be

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But it's a schoolgirl swimmer who's been making waves here today.

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13-year-old Erraid Davies made history last night

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by becoming Scotland's youngest ever Commonwealth medallist.

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This is the moment the young Scottish swimmer won bronze at the

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Commonwealth Games. She is aged just 13 and not one was expect it. I was

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not expect it. I just came out and gave it all I had. White like she is

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from the Shetland Islands. There are not many weeks winning the spirits

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of becoming a champion has become a lifelong commitment. I go training

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in the morning and I trained in the evenings and at night. She is the

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youngest ever medallist from Scotland but did not even tell her

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when she was entering. I'd did not tell them but they all found out in

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the end. After her success, she may consider swimming at the Paralympics

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in two years time but for now, she is focusing on celebrating. Did you

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celebrate last night? I had reading. -- I had desert.

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